The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story by Edwidge Danticat

The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story

Edwidge Danticat

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

181 pages | first published 2017

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At once a personal account of Edwidge Danticat's mother and a deeply considered reckoning of how to write about death, The Art of Death moves outward from her mother's cancer diagnosis and sifts through Danticat's writing life. Danticat circles th...
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Summary of 89 reviews

Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 70%
sad 30%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 22%
fast 22%

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4.2

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